# EU Commission throws down the gauntlet to member states over bloc reform

https://mins.news/en/item/88122

- euronews, 2026-10-06 14:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/eu-commission-throws-down-the-gauntlet-to-member-states-on-reforming-the-bloc

> The European Commission is proposing fewer commissioners and less reliance on unanimity to prepare the EU for 30 or more members. EU diplomats, however, say national capitals are unlikely to agree.

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